New!

Death and the glory : The life and times of John Thomson the world's best goalkeeper

Ross, Hugh2025

Books, Manuscripts

Find it!
Remove Death and the glory : The life and times of John Thomson the world's best goalkeeper from your current list Save Death and the glory : The life and times of John Thomson the world's best goalkeeper to your current list

Total copies: 1

Available: 1

Availability by location

Place reservation

Summary

Catapulted into Celtic’s first eleven at 18 years old, and selected to play for the Scottish League when he was 19, John Thomson became the Scotland national team’s regular goalkeeper at the age of 21.When he died on 5 September 1931, he was regarded as “the best goalkeeper in the world” and “Scotland’s favourite sportsman”.The result of extensive research, this book tells the story of John’s remarkable life and the times in which he lived.